diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 29dde97c3c41..20847de991ea 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -878,15 +878,8 @@ static int tcp_transmit_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int clone_it,
 	BUG_ON(!skb || !tcp_skb_pcount(skb));
 
 	if (clone_it) {
-		const struct sk_buff *fclone = skb + 1;
-
 		skb_mstamp_get(&skb->skb_mstamp);
 
-		if (unlikely(skb->fclone == SKB_FCLONE_ORIG &&
-			     fclone->fclone == SKB_FCLONE_CLONE))
-			NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk),
-				      LINUX_MIB_TCPSPURIOUS_RTX_HOSTQUEUES);
-
 		if (unlikely(skb_cloned(skb)))
 			skb = pskb_copy(skb, gfp_mask);
 		else
@@ -2061,6 +2054,25 @@ bool tcp_schedule_loss_probe(struct sock *sk)
 	return true;
 }
 
+/* Thanks to skb fast clones, we can detect if a prior transmit of
+ * a packet is still in a qdisc or driver queue.
+ * In this case, there is very little point doing a retransmit !
+ * Note: This is called from BH context only.
+ */
+static bool skb_still_in_host_queue(const struct sock *sk,
+				    const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	const struct sk_buff *fclone = skb + 1;
+
+	if (unlikely(skb->fclone == SKB_FCLONE_ORIG &&
+		     fclone->fclone == SKB_FCLONE_CLONE)) {
+		NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk),
+				 LINUX_MIB_TCPSPURIOUS_RTX_HOSTQUEUES);
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 /* When probe timeout (PTO) fires, send a new segment if one exists, else
  * retransmit the last segment.
  */
@@ -2086,6 +2098,9 @@ void tcp_send_loss_probe(struct sock *sk)
 	if (WARN_ON(!skb))
 		goto rearm_timer;
 
+	if (skb_still_in_host_queue(sk, skb))
+		goto rearm_timer;
+
 	pcount = tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
 	if (WARN_ON(!pcount))
 		goto rearm_timer;
@@ -2407,6 +2422,9 @@ int __tcp_retransmit_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	    min(sk->sk_wmem_queued + (sk->sk_wmem_queued >> 2), sk->sk_sndbuf))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
+	if (skb_still_in_host_queue(sk, skb))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (before(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, tp->snd_una)) {
 		if (before(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq, tp->snd_una))
 			BUG();
@@ -2500,7 +2518,7 @@ int tcp_retransmit_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		 * see tcp_input.c tcp_sacktag_write_queue().
 		 */
 		TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->ack_seq = tp->snd_nxt;
-	} else {
+	} else if (err != -EBUSY) {
 		NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPRETRANSFAIL);
 	}
 	return err;